Ice Jade Porcelain Tea Set This tea set contains either: 1 Ice Jade teapot OR 1 Ice jade gaiwan + pitcher, both with two cups and covered with handwritten calligraphy, presented in a gorgeous gift display box. Use the drop-down menu to select from teapot or gaiwan options. What is “Ice Jade Porcelain”? “Ice Jade” is a type of porcelain created by an innovative new technique of firing high quality Dehua kaolin clay in a vacuum kiln. The lack of oxygen during the high-temperature firing process creates changes to the porcelain on a chemical level, which lends it a few special characteristics: Ice Jade porcelain is extremely hard and tough, and feels almost like stone in the hand; The porcelain becomes semi-transparent, so light and even the tea color itself can be seen through the walls of the porcelain; The surface of the porcelain becomes glossy and shiny, like ice, or jade. This innovative technique has only been around a bit over a year, which makes Ice Jade a new and desirable choice for people who love the clean white color of porcelain but are looking for something a bit more unique than normal tea equipment. Hand-written Calligraphy: Jesse Explains When I first saw these ice jade pots in Dehua, I asked our porcelain guy Alex if we might be able to hire calligraphers to write on the pots and cups. I felt that the ice jade itself was beautiful, and I wanted to keep the material itself as the star of the show, but still add a Jesse’s Teahouse special touch to the item. After some discussion with the whole tea team, we decided to go with one of our new core value statements, which came out of a brainstorming session while the whole tea team was on Sister Ai’s mountain: 知山 Know the Mountains 知水 Know the Waters知人 Know the People知茶 Know the Tea This message is written on the set, by hand: (Video of writing: not yet posted, or a photo) I like the clean black ink against the white porcelain, not just for its artistic merit, but also for reminding me of the things that we do as a tea team to find the best tea for you all. Tea Set + Sampler Combos! Save on the set and tea when you bundle them together! In the US and Canada, we have bundled these with our 8 tea sampler. In the EU and UK, they are bundled with Sister Ai’s 7 tea coin mini-tong sampler. Both samplers allow you to try many flavors without having to commit to too much tea, so you can find the ones you like! This makes it a great starter option or gift option for any tea lover! Product Specs: Teapot set:Teapot Size: 180 mlTeacup Size: 50 ml Gaiwan Set:Gaiwan Size: 100 mlTeacup Size: 50 mlPitcher Size: 160 ml
